The Isolator was invented in 1925 by Hugo Gernsback. The purpose of this delightful piece of apparel was to block out all sound and vision…

This is all about singing for yourself — singing and ‘letting it all out’ — that is — sing out loud in an uninhibited and relaxed manner.

Hot! Hot! Hot! — These are in one of many planters outside a restaurant on the main road just over from me. It’s fab they use so many plants like this in the middle of a city. And, what a great combination of colours!

There is a lot going on in every neighbourhood garden! —

Today is ‘Drawing Day.’ I reckon every day could usefully be a drawing day. It’s relaxing, keeps your brain active, helps focus, and releases stress, and it’s true that practice makes perfect. Not to mention that exercising creativity enriches us all. Humans were drawing stuff on cave walls all that…

The ocean covers three-quarters of the Earth. It is the ocean in which the first organic life started.

I just thought I’d mention it. PupperJack would never forgive me if I didn’t, and that is because, along with the coronation of our new monarch, there is such good news for rescue dogs. (PupperJack is a rescue dog.)

Storytelling is ancient and probably started the second two beings got together.

‘National Auctioneers Day’ is celebrated on the third Thursday of April — that’s today! In honour of auctioneers and the practice of auctioning, this doggo is selling off his bone collection — well — one of them, anyway … “What am I bid for this exquisite, barely-chewed marrow bone?” Auctions…